Colin Westwater

VMware vExpert 2017

The news has finally sunk in - I am a VMware vExpert 2017!

Up until a couple of years ago I consumed a lot of content. I used blog content at work, KB articles, scripts, asking for help on forums, attending VMUG’s, etc. It was at a Scottish VMUG where they asked for people to step up and talk that the penny dropped. Time to give back!

So in November 2015, absolutely crapping myself, I presented a session at the VMUG on a virtualisation project I had completed at work. Looking back I relied way too much reading the slides instead of talking about what I wanted to get across. It was such a relief at the end but kind of an adrenaline rush too.

After some reflection I decided I needed to give back. As I have said in other posts my first love is VMware technologies, so I decided to focus on that. This involved me blogging, participating in forums, twitter, contributing ideas and hosting sessions at the Scottish VMUG, and sharing scripts I used at work. I was doing this as it felt right. It’s only fair you give back if you take.

At the last VMUG I was talking to someone and it turned out they were a vExpert. I had heard of the scheme but never really looked into it. We talked and he recommended I apply so here I am!